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If you stand at the eastern edge
of the oval space at the heart of the plaza, the summer solstice sunset
falls directly in line with Mound B, the oldest mound. And from the same vantage point, the winter solstice sunset
falls directly behind Mound E. Move over to the western edge
of that same inner oval, and you'll find that the summer solstice
Sun rises directly over Mound C, while the winter solstice Sun
rises directly over Mound D. And if you gaze directly west
through the center of the plaza on either the spring or fall equinox, the Sun appears to roll down
the northern edge of Mound A before sinking below the horizon
of the oval space at the heart of the plaza, the summer solstice sunset
falls directly in line with Mound B, the oldest mound. And from the same vantage point, the winter solstice sunset
falls directly behind Mound E. Move over to the western edge
of that same inner oval, and you'll find that the summer solstice
Sun rises directly over Mound C, while the winter solstice Sun
rises directly over Mound D. And if you gaze directly west
through the center of the plaza on either the spring or fall equinox, the Sun appears to roll down
the northern edge of Mound A before sinking below the horizon
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If you stand at the eastern edge
of the oval space
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at the heart of the plaza,
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the summer solstice sunset
falls directly in line with Mound B,
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the oldest mound.
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And from the same vantage point,
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the winter solstice sunset
falls directly behind Mound E.
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Move over to the western edge
of that same inner oval,
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and you'll find that the summer solstice
Sun rises directly over Mound C,
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while the winter solstice Sun
rises directly over Mound D.
00:00:33.454 --> 00:00:37.137
And if you gaze directly west
through the center of the plaza
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on either the spring or fall equinox,
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the Sun appears to roll down
the northern edge of Mound A
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before sinking below the horizon.
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What if everything we know about prehistory is wrong? Journalist Graham Hancock visits archaeological sites around the world investigating if a civilization far more advanced than we ever believed possible existed thousands of yea...
